I met Matt at IHOP. What better place to discuss The Leap than a place with HOP in it's name. I felt like Dorothy standing before the Wizard. She knew nothing of wizardry other than the wizard knew the way back to Kansas. I knew nothing about publishing but Matt and Kudu Publishing did. He held the key to ink. Matt was a regular guy. He patiently answered my questions and established credibility. I'd found a partner willing to co-publish The Leap.
Finding a publisher felt like birthing classes for me. I'd been dreaming of having this baby for years, but the process was scary and potentially painful. Like birthing classes, Matt explained what was about to happen in a way that alleviated my apprehension. In the ensuing weeks, we dealt with contracts, costs, book covers, author biography, back cover text, type fonts, photos, textual corrections and a myriad of other publishing details occurring after the author thinks he's done.
My first peek at the book cover design was like a baby's first sonogram. Until then, it was still a dream. Seeing the cover breathed life into my manuscript. My decades-long dream was about to happen. I loved the cover at first sight. It oozed Africa and at a glance, summed up the message of the book.
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